"4 Pithy Francoln (talk) 21:55, 8 October 2016 (UTC) Like many scientists, Edmond Halley (born 8 November 1656) wasn't a particularly gifted writer, so we really can't honor him in a quote of the day by using his own words. He was undeniably brilliant however, and his contribution is a worthy subject for a quote of the day. I thought the creators of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey were really smart to compare him to a famous athlete like Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth's Called Shot didn't have a profound impact on the world, but Halley's application of Newtonian physics to predict the return of the comet which bears his name really did."